Root
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To rummage, to search as if by digging in soil, to root out. To cheer to show support for a sports team, etc. To have sexual intercourse.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The part of a plant, generally underground, that absorbs water and nutrients. Some roots (2) The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place. The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place. The primary source. Of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression. A square root (understood if no power is specified; in which case, “the root of” is often abbreviated to “root”). A zero (of a function). The single node of a tree that has no parent. The primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Inflectional stems often derive from roots. A word from which another word or words are derived. In UNIX terminology, the first user account with complete access to the operating system and its configuration, found at the root of the directory structure. The person who manages accounts on a UNIX system. An act of sexual intercourse. A sexual partner.
Example sentence: Healthy forests and wetlands stand sentry against the dangers of climate change, absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and locking it away in plants, root systems and soil.
Rout
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A bellowing; a shouting; noise; clamor; uproar; disturbance; tumult.A troop; a throng; a company; an assembly; especially, a traveling company or throng.A disorderly and tumultuous crowd; a mob; hence, the rabble; the herd of common people.The state of being disorganized and thrown into confusion; -- said especially of an army defeated, broken in pieces, and put to flight in disorder or panic; also, the act of defeating and breaking up an army; as, the rout of the enemy was complete.A disturbance of the peace by persons assembled together with intent to do a thing which, if executed, would make them rioters, and actually making a motion toward the executing thereof.A fashionable assembly, or large evening party.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To roar; to bellow; to snort; to snore loudly.To defeat completely, forcing into disorderly retreat.To search or root in the ground, as a swine.To scoop out with a gouge or other tool; to furrow.To use a router in woodworking.